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‘It’s All About Trump’s Tariffs’: Asia Flocks to U.S. Trade Official
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation nations, staring down U.S. tariffs, jockeyed for time with U.S. Trade Representative ...
Kyodo News on MSN1d
Japan, US arrange working-level tariff talks next week: source
Japan and the United States are making arrangements to hold working-level talks next week to set the stage for another round ...
The Japan Times2d
Third round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks may be held next week: report
The third round of high-level tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States might convene next week, according to a ...
Japan's Megabanks Forecast More Record Profits Despite Tariff Uncertainty
The return of inflation also pushed the Bank of Japan to end its policy of negative interest rates in March 2024 and hike ...
Japan’s Honda projects plummeting profits due to Trump’s tariffs
Honda has reported its profit for the fiscal year through March slipped 24.5% from the previous year as its vehicle sales in ...
Japan to seek third round of US trade talks next week, sources say
Japan's top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, could travel to Washington as soon as next week for a third round of trade ...
Japan's SMFG posts record annual profit, forecasts better year ahead despite tariff hit
Japan's second-largest banking group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group hit a record 1.18 trillion yen ($8.1 billion) profit for ...
Japan economy swings to contraction, first decline in a year
The Japanese economy suffered a surprising contraction in the first quarter of 2025, with analysts citing tariff stress as a main cause. Gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the first quarter, versus ...
Nikkei Asia15h
Japan warms to lower US tariffs after pushing for full elimination
The shift in strategy was prompted by the tariff agreement that U.S. announced with the U.K. last Thursday and the U.S.-China truce unveiled Monday. Both deals left a portion of the Trump ...
Japan's fiscal woes put BOJ bond taper plans to test
Talk of big fiscal spending and a subsequent spike in super-long yields are raising questions over just how quickly the Bank ...